The American Scottie Scheffler, the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy and the Spanish Jon Rahm hold first, second and third place, respectively, in the world golf ranking, in a week in which they did not play and are reserved for the Augusta Masters, which will take place from 6 to 9 this April.
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Sheffler now leads at 10.46; McIlroy is second at 9.13; while Rahm has 9.02. Patrick Cantlay, also an American, remains in fourth position in the ranking, while his compatriot Max Homa manages to move up one position and is placed fifth, beating Australian Cameron Smith who drops to sixth position.
The American Xander Schauffele remains in seventh place, as his compatriot Will Zalatoris remains eighth and the Norwegian Viktor Hovland ninth. Augusta (United States), 04/05/2021.- Webb Simpson of the US looks at a tributary of Rae’s Creek along the thirteenth hole during a practice round for the 2021 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, USA , 05 April 2021.
The 2021 Masters Tournament is held 08 April through 11 April 2021. (United States) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
For his part, the American Justin Thomas manages to improve one position and reaches number 10, beating Sam Burns. Of the rest of Spaniards, Adri Arnaus is 78, Adrian Otaegui 85 and Pablo Larrazabal 94.
The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for assessing the level of performance of professional golfers. It was introduced in 1986, supported by the four major tournaments and six professional tours that make up the International Federation of the PGA Tours, namely the PGA Tour, European Tour, Asian Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, Japan Golf Tour and the Sunshine Tour.
points also for good final placements in the following tours: Web.com Tour, Challenge Tour, PGA Tour Canada, OneAsia Tour, Korean Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, Asian Development Tour, PGA Tour China, Alps Tour, Nordic Golf League, PGA EuroPro Tour , ProGolf Tour, MENA Golf Tour.
